Practice - Cache Memory
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Practice Questions
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What is cache memory?
💡 Hint: Think of it as a temporary storage.
Define cache hit.
💡 Hint: What happens when data is found quickly?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is cache memory primarily used for?
💡 Hint: Think about its location and function in relation to the CPU.
True or False: Locality of reference does not impact cache performance.
💡 Hint: Consider how programs execute loops.
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Challenge Problems
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A computer has a main memory consisting of 256 blocks and a cache size of 64 blocks. If the mapping function is directly applied, how many cache lines can store which blocks?
💡 Hint: Consider how a few blocks map to a cache line.
If a CPU has to access a memory word 100 times with a 40% hit rate, how many of those accesses will result in cache misses?
💡 Hint: What is the relationship between hit and miss rates?
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